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less had the run of the place.
    Staring out of the window at the cold winter night, Kayleigh felt another pang of homesickness creeping over her. She knew that it wasn’t morning sickness. Luckily, she’d hadn’t suffered with that so far and was hoping to escape it. The pregnancy was going as well as could be expected. She knew she was going to have to see a doctor at some point, but she couldn’t bring herself to go just yet. Without Kelton, she wanted to hide from the world and heal her wounds.
    That was another thing that scared the living daylights out of her. The child. The baby. Until the birth, they wouldn’t know what the baby was going to be. It was a constant worry. If the child wasn’t born Lamia Matris, her secret would be out and that could ruin Kelton’s career.
    There were too many things on her mind, too many things to worry about with regards to their future. She was drowning under the doubt and for now, she couldn’t see a way out of it.
    Which was why she was sitting alone in the window, looking out into the stormy night with worry in her heart as she missed the man she loved.
     
    Kelton was stood by the long floor to ceiling window on the second floor, looking out at the stormy night. He was a solitary figure, standing there in a world of his own.
    This was a ritual that he had done every single night since Kayleigh had walked out of the door and out of his life. When he wasn’t fulfilling his duties as a warrior and trainer, he was out searching every corner of the city for the love of his life. He wouldn’t stop until he found her. However, when situations wouldn’t allow him to leave the academy so he could actively search her out, he could be found by the window, solemnly waiting for her to come home to him. He lived for the moment when she would walk back into his life.
    Doctor Marion Phillippe hated to see him like this. He was like a tortured soul. She didn’t know what had happened between the two of them that could have been so bad that it had sent Kayleigh running, but seeing Kelton becoming a broken man broke her heart. She and Kayleigh had been close friends for many years and Marion felt helpless. She didn’t know what to do for the best. While Kayleigh was still missing, all she could do was be there for Kelton and wait for her to come back.
    Pausing for a moment, she was unsure whether to disturb him. He stood there alone every evening he was at the academy, unapproachable. Alone. It was like he had built a wall around him that none of them could penetrate. Marion hated to see the pain he was in. There was nothing she could prescribe for him. Only time would heal him. Only Kayleigh returning would heal him.
    She knew that he wasn’t speaking to any of his friends or colleagues about what was going on with him. He was in this by himself. He couldn’t keep bottling it up like he was. It wasn’t healthy for him. Marion knew that she had to try and help him in some way. If he would let her, that is.
    “Kelton.” She said softly.
    Kelton didn’t reply. She hadn’t expected him to. He stood there frozen to the spot, unmoving, unspeaking and unseeing. Marion was half tempted to leave him to it. It was clear that he wanted to be left alone. But, she couldn’t do that. Marion was close to Kayleigh, but Kelton was also a friend as well as a work colleague. As a doctor, she couldn’t see him suffer like this and as a friend, she had to try to help him.
    “Kelton?” She tried to get his attention once more.
    “What is it?” His voice was raspy and he didn’t turn from the window.
    “Is there anything I can do for you?”
    Kelton didn’t reply.
    “Please, talk to me. Tell me what happened. I might be able to help you.” She pleaded gently.
    “No one can help. I’ve ruined everything.”
    Marion paused for a moment. It might not seem like much to some people, but this was the most she had got out of him since Kayleigh had left. At least he was conversing now. “What do